In the TED Style Talk, Mr. Rishi Pathania, Head CSR, UPL Limited, talks about ‘Investing in Doing Good; Why Businesses Need to Look Beyond Compliance in CSR. The brief’s about the company’s ‘Culture of Giving’ and ‘Sanskaar’; the need to give back to the society; how having absolute clarity on the needs of the society is very important; the importance of creating an impact as an organization and more.

About Mr. Rishi Pathania

Rishi has around 17 years of rural development experience in different parts of the country. Prior to joining UPL, he was in charge of CSR at Tata Chemicals, Mithapur, District Jamnagar. Earlier he was based in Tata Chemicals Limited, Babrala (UP) and was transferred to Mithapur to take higher responsibility. Rishi has worked with a small NGO based at Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, and with a multinational NGO based at Ranchi, Jharkhand. He has focused mostly around improving livelihood in rural areas. His experience of working with NGOs has given him an opportunity to understand the issues in rural development.

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